OVEN ACCESSORY FOR A FIRE PIT
A cooking system includes a fire pit having a burn chamber and includes an oven disposed above the burn chamber of the fire pit. The oven may include an open bottom forming a heatable chamber spaced from the burn chamber of the fire pit, with the heatable chamber configured to receive heat from the fire pit. A cooking surface is disposed in the heatable chamber, and an enclosed top is configured to retain the heat. The enclosed top and the cooking surface form a cooking chamber.
The present disclosure relates generally to the field of food preparation. In particular, the present disclosure relates to a cooking oven accessory configured to be placed over a fire pit and receive and redirect heated air to uniformly heat a cooking surface.
BACKGROUNDTraditional pizza ovens are made of brick or stone and a wood fire is used to heat the interior. Depending on the type of food to be cooked, the oven may be designed to heat the cooking surface and surrounding internal temperature to extremely high temperatures. As a result, traditional pizza ovens are bulky, expensive, and usually permanent fixtures (i.e., not portable). For most casual pizza maker, acquiring a traditional pizza oven is expensive and labor intensive. In addition, owning a traditional pizza oven is also impractical, as it occupies a large amount of outdoor space, requires specialized skills for operation, and is likely used infrequently when compared with professional use.
In recent years, smaller pizza ovens have provided more practical alternatives to the traditional pizza oven for casual makers. These alternative ovens are typically constructed of metal and are smaller and more portable. However, these alternatives still typically occupy a dedicated space on an owner's property, such as on a counter or table space of an outdoor patio. As a result, this space is dedicated to essentially one purpose: cooking pizza or other similar food items, an infrequent activity.
In addition, alternative pizza ovens today use a variety of fuels for sources of heat, including propane and wood pellets. These fuels are specialized and must be regularly sourced. These specialized fuel sources limit portability and flexibility of use.
Alternative pizza ovens today also typically heat the cooking surface and interior of the oven with a heat source positioned at one side of the cooking surface. This asymmetrical positioning of the heat source relative to the cooking surface may result in uneven cooking of food in the oven and a user may need to regularly reposition the food to achieve semi-consistent heating.
SUMMARYIn some example aspects, the present disclosure is directed to a cooking system for cooking over a fire including a cooking surface disposed to support food items, and a first heat deflector having a side wall disposed at a side of the cooking surface, and a top wall above the cooking surface. The cooking surface and the top wall may define a cooking chamber, with the top wall being angled with respect to the cooking surface such that the top wall includes an upper portion adjacent the side wall and a lower portion extending over the cooking surface. The first heat deflector may also include a first plurality of holes disposed at the lower portion of the top wall.
In some aspects, the top wall forms an inverted dome. In some aspects, the inverted dome is an inverted frustoconical cone. In some aspects, the cooking system includes a second heat deflector below the cooking surface configured to direct heat toward an outer perimeter of the cooking surface. In some aspects, the second heat deflector and cooking surface form a baffle. In some aspects, the side wall is a curved wall extending around a perimeter of the cooking surface. In some aspects, the side wall includes an opening configured to provide access to the cooking surface. In some aspects, the cooking system may include a door hingedly coupled to a side of the opening and configured to allow selective access to the cooking surface. In some aspects, the side wall extends below the cooking surface. In some aspects, the cooking system may include an outer wall above the top wall, the outer wall including a second plurality of holes. In some aspects, the outer wall and the top wall form a baffle. In some aspects, a number of the second plurality of holes corresponds to a number of the first plurality of holes and the second plurality of holes are vertically aligned with the first plurality of holes. In some aspects, the cooking system may include one or more legs configured to space the cooking surface above a heat source. In some aspects, the one or more legs include alignment features configured to centrally align the cooking system over a fire pit. In some aspects, the cooking surface is solid.
In some examples, the present disclosure is directed to a cooking system for cooking over a fire that includes a cooking surface and a heat deflector. The heat deflector may include a side wall disposed at a side of the cooking surface and an inverted dome above the cooking surface. The inverted dome may be angled with respect to the cooking surface such that the inverted dome includes an upper portion and a lower portion, the lower portion aligned with a central region of the cooking surface.
In some aspects, the lower portion of the inverted dome includes a plurality of holes. In some aspects, the inverted dome is centrally aligned with the cooking surface. In some aspects, a width of the inverted dome is greater than a width of the cooking surface. In some aspects, an outer perimeter of the inverted dome includes a surface angled opposite the angle of the inverted dome.
In some examples, the present disclosure is directed to a cooking system for cooking over a fire and includes a cooking surface disposed to support food items and one or more upwardly extending side walls on opposing sides of the cooking surface. The side walls may extend from below the cooking surface to above the cooking surface and may be spaced from the cooking surface to form a convective gap at opposing sides of the cooking surface. The cooking system may also include a reflective ceiling extending over the cooking surface.
In some aspects, the upwardly extending side walls define an open bottom of the cooking system. T cooking system may further include a conical bottom heat guide beneath and centrally aligned with the cooking surface. In some aspects, the conical bottom heat guide is positioned between the upwardly extending side walls and vertically above a bottom edge of the upwardly extending side walls. In some aspects, the cooking system may include a flame guard positioned about a portion of a perimeter of the cooking surface. The flame guard may include a vertical wall extending upward from the portion of the perimeter of the cooking surface. In some aspects, the flame guard includes a plurality of holes. In some aspects, the flame guard is positioned about at least 25% of the perimeter of the cooking surface.
In some examples, the present disclosure is directed to a cooking system for cooking over a fire. The cooking system may include a cooking surface disposed to support food items and may include a heat deflector coupled to the cooking surface. The heat deflector may be positioned above the cooking surface and angled with respect to the cooking surface, the cooking surface and the heat deflector defining a cooking chamber. The cooking surface and the heat deflector may be configured to be positioned over a fire pit.
In some examples, the present disclosure is directed to an oven configured to be positioned above a heat source. The oven may include a heat deflector including a curved side wall and a top wall forming a chamber with an open bottom configured to receive heated air from the heat source. The oven may also include a cooking surface positioned within the chamber such that the heated air flows around the cooking surface. The top wall of the heat deflector may include a frustoconical protrusion positioned above, and centrally aligned with, the cooking surface and a plurality of holes at a central region of the protrusion, such that the heated air is directed by the protrusion radially inward and downward before passing through the plurality of holes.
In some aspects, the cooking surface include a perimeter and the heated air flows upward and around all sides of the perimeter of the cooking surface.
In some examples, the present disclosure is directed to a cooking system for cooking over a fire. The cooking system may include a cooking surface disposed to support food items and having a first width. A main body may be disposed about the cooking surface. The main body may have an enclosed top and an open bottom creating a heatable chamber. The open bottom may have a second width equal to or greater than the first width, and the cooking surface may be disposed in the heatable chamber.
In some aspects, the main body comprises a side opening configured to provide access to a cooking chamber defined by the cooking surface and the enclosed top.
In some examples, the present disclosure is directed to a cooking system that includes a fire pit having a burn chamber and an oven disposed above the burn chamber of the fire pit. The oven may have an open bottom forming a heatable chamber spaced from the burn chamber of the fire pit, the heatable chamber configured to receive heat from the fire pit. A cooking surface may be disposed in the heatable chamber. An enclosed top may be configured to retain the heat. The enclosed top and the cooking surface forming a cooking chamber.
In some aspects, the cooking system may include a leg extending from the cooking system to the fire pit, the leg supporting the cooking system above the burn chamber.
In some aspects, the leg is shaped and configured to rest on an upward facing surface of the fire pit.
In some aspects, the burn chamber has a burn chamber width and the open bottom has an open bottom width at least as large as 80% of the burn chamber width.
It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following drawings and detailed description are exemplary and explanatory in nature and are intended to provide an understanding of the present disclosure without limiting the scope of the present disclosure. In that regard, additional aspects, features, and advantages of the present disclosure will be apparent to one skilled in the art from the following. One or more features of any implementation or aspect may be combinable with one or more features of other implementation or aspect.
The accompanying drawings illustrate implementations of the systems, devices, and methods disclosed herein and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure.
These Figures will be better understood by reference to the following Detailed Description.
DETAILED DESCRIPTIONFor the purpose of promoting an understanding of the principles of the present disclosure, reference will now be made to the implementations illustrated in the drawings and specific language will be used to describe them. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the disclosure is intended. Any alterations and further modifications to the described devices, instruments, methods, and any further application of the principles of the present disclosure are fully contemplated as would normally occur to one skilled in the art to which the disclosure relates. In addition, this disclosure describes some elements or features in detail with respect to one or more implementations or Figures, when those same elements or features appear in subsequent Figures, without such a high level of detail. It is fully contemplated that the features, components, and/or steps described with respect to one or more implementations or Figures may be combined with the features, components, and/or steps described with respect to other implementations or Figures of the present disclosure. For simplicity, in some instances the same or similar reference numbers are used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or like parts.
Some aspects of the disclosure teach an oven as an accessory to be placed over a fire pit. The oven includes a housing with an interior formed by a top wall and side walls. The housing includes an open bottom. When the oven is placed on a fire pit, heated air from the fire pit rises through the open bottom to heat the interior of the housing. A cooking surface is disposed within the interior of the housing. Gaps between the outer perimeter of the cooking surface and the interior of the side walls of the oven allow heated air to heat the cooking surface from all sides. In some examples, the oven includes a flame guard around the cooking surface extending vertically upward. The flame guard may shield a portion or all of the outer perimeter of the cooking surface from direct heat so the outer perimeter of the cooking surface is not heated more quickly than the inner region of the cooking surface. In some examples, the top wall is shaped as an inverted dome and includes heat-relief or ventilation holes at a central region. The ventilation holes at the central region may draw heated air from the outer perimeter of the oven chamber (e.g., near the gaps around the perimeter of the cooking surface) toward the center of the oven chamber. In some examples, the inverted dome shape of the top wall may be angled downward toward the center of the oven chamber, and draws the heated air downward as the heated air moves toward the center of the oven chamber. In this way, the central ventilation holes and the inverted dome shape of the top wall may bring heated air toward the center of the cooking surface, thereby accelerating heating of the center of the cooking surface. By limiting heat at the perimeter edge of the cooking surface while drawing heat toward the center of the cooking surface, the cooking surface may be heated relatively uniformly, reducing the need for frequent repositioning of food during a cooking process.
The oven described herein provides multiple benefits. Because the oven is an accessory to a fire pit, the oven does not require dedicated space for the single functionality of pizza preparation. Rather, the oven occupies the same space as the fire pit. Users can, as a result, use the fire pit as a typical fire pit when desired as well as use the same space for pizza or other food cooking with the addition of the oven disclosed. In addition, the oven disclosed may provide more uniform heating than conventional ovens as described above. This is achieved because the heat source of the oven may provide heat at all sides of the cooking surface, as opposed to just one side. That is, the oven is directly above the heat source. In addition, the flame guard and top wall shaped as an inverted dome with holes may help facilitate uniform heating of the cooking surface. The oven disclosed can be used with a variety of heat sources, including easily attainable fuels. For example, a conventional fire may be used within the fire pit to provide heat for the oven. Other heat sources are also contemplated and may be used. This flexibility increases the practicality of using the oven in a wide variety of locations, including remote locations without access to specialized fuels. In addition, cooking pizza or other foods by a traditional wood fire, like traditional ovens, may be preferred by some users.
In the example shown, the oven 200 includes a main body 202 and legs 210. The main body 202 forms the cooking portion of the oven, while the legs 210 provide a standoff separating the main body 202 from the fire pit 110. The oven 200 may include any suitable number of legs 210, including three as shown, or any number more or less than three. As shown in
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In some aspects, the oven 200 may include a heat retention structure (not shown) such as a door, configured to provide selective access to the cooking chamber 236 of the oven 200 through the access opening 234. For example, the door may be positioned within the access opening 234. In some examples, the door may be hinged or rotatably coupled to one of the edges of the access opening 234. In some aspects, the door may prevent heat transfer through the access opening 234 when the door is in a closed position. In some aspects, the door may allow access to the cooking chamber 236 in the interior of the oven 200 when in an open position. Instead of being pivotably coupled to the door, the door may provide selective access to the cooking chamber 236 of the oven 200 in any other ways. For example, the door may be slidably coupled to the oven 200, e.g., by one or more tracks. In some implementations, the door may be collapsible and/or expandable, or provide selective access in any other way. Depending on the implementation, the door may be constructed of the same material as the walls of the oven 200 or may be constructed of a different material. In some aspects, the door of the oven 200 may be constructed of a transparent or semi-transparent material allowing a user of the oven 200 to view food within the oven 200 during cooking.
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As previously described, the oven 200 may include the main body 202 and the one or more legs 210. As shown in
When in an assembled condition, upper portions of the legs 210 may be affixed to the lower heat deflector 280. The lower heat deflector 280 may include one or more tabs 241 extending radially outward from the lower heat deflector 280. Additional aspects of the lower heat deflector 280 will be described in more detail with reference to
The oven 200 may additionally include one or more brackets 232. Each of the brackets 232 may be affixed to the tabs 241 of the lower heat deflector 280. The brackets 232 may additionally be coupled to an inner surface of the side wall 230, thereby connecting the lower heat deflector to the side wall 230. In this way, the lower heat deflector 280 is positioned within the interior space defined by the side wall 230. In some aspects, the tabs 241 of the lower heat deflector 280 and the brackets 232 may be sized and shaped similarly, such that the lower heat deflector 280 is centrally aligned with the side wall 230.
The cooking plate 270 may be positioned on and carried by the lower heat deflector 280. In some aspects, the cooking plate 270 may rest on the lower heat deflector 280. In some aspects, the cooking plate 270 may additionally be coupled to the lower heat deflector 280. In some aspects, the cooking plate 270 may be removable by a user of the oven 200. For example, the cooking plate 270 may be removed and replaced as needed. The cooking plate 270 may include a cooking surface 271 that may be configured to support food items, such as pizza or other similar food items. In the example shown, the cooking surface 271 is an upward facing surface of the cooking plate 270.
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In some aspects, the flame guard 410 may shield the outer edge of the cooking plate 270 from heat helping to warm the cooking surface 271 of the cooking plate 270 uniformly. As additionally shown in
The oven 200 additionally includes a side wall 230. In the example shown, the side wall 230 may include a curved wall arranged in a circular shape around the components described previously. In that regard, the side wall 230 may be referred to as a curved side wall that forms the external perimeter of the main body 202 of the oven 200. In some aspects, the side wall 230 may define the interior region of the oven 200. in the example shown, the side wall 230 may include an open top and an open bottom, as well as a section defining the access opening 234 described previously. As shown in
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The upper heat deflector 240 is also shown in
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The angled surface 242 and the central region 244 may together form an inverted dome. The inverted dome of the upper heat deflector 240 may facilitate heat flow across the cooking surface 271 of the cooking plate 270 as will be described in greater detail with reference to
The angled perimeter 248 is also shown in
The opening 243 within the upper heat deflector 240 may correspond to and may mate with the upper edge of the access opening 234 of the oven 200 shown in
It is noted that any of the dimensions or arrangements of components of the upper heat deflector 240 shown in
Like the angled surface 242 and the central region 244 described with reference to
The angled perimeter 286 shown in
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It is additionally noted that the lower heat deflector 280 may include a ridge 281 extending around the perimeter of the lower heat deflector 280. The ridge 281 may correspond to the shape of the cooking plate 270. In this way, the ridge 281 may retain the cooking plate 270 within the lower heat deflector 280. For example, a user of the oven 200 may place the cooking plate 270 on the lower heat deflector 280 within the recess defined by the ridge 281. This ridge 281 may be sized and shaped so as to align the cooking plate 270 with the lower heat deflector 280 and any other components of the oven 200. The lower heat deflector 280 may additionally include a recess 283. The recess 283 may be positioned within the lower heat deflector at a forward location, such as a location near the opening 234 of the oven 200 (
Like the upper heat deflector 240, it is noted that any of the dimensions or arrangements of components of the lower heat deflector 280 shown in
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The arrows 290 represent flowing heated air from the heat source over which the oven 200 is positioned. The heated air may rise and enter the open bottom of the oven 200. As described previously, the side walls 230, as well as the upper heat deflector 240, may together form an interior heating chamber or heatable chamber with an open bottom. The bottom of the oven 200 may be intentionally left open to receive heated air as shown by the arrows 290.
After the heated air shown by the arrows 290 enters the open bottom of the oven 200, the lower heat deflector 280 may redirect portions of the heated air. For example, heated air from the heat source which enters the open bottom of the oven 200 beneath the lower heat deflector 280 may be redirected around the lower heat deflector 280 and the cooking plate 270. Heated air which enters the open bottom of the oven 200 not beneath the lower heat deflector 280 may rise within the chamber of the oven 200 via gaps between the lower heat deflector and the side wall that created unobstructed passages at the sides of the cooking plate 270, as shown by the arrows 292. Although the cross section shown in
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As the heated air moves inward and downward, as shown by the arrows 293, it is drawn towards the central region 244 of the upper heat deflector 240 due, at least in part, to the holes 246. As shown by the arrows 294, the heated air may exit the chamber of the oven 200 through the holes 246. This heated air may pass through the baffle 260 defined by the upper heat deflector 240 and the outer wall 250 and escape into the surrounding environment through holes 256 positioned within the outer wall 250. This movement of heated air is illustrated by the arrows 295. In some aspects, as the heated air moves through the holes 246 and the holes 256 and leaves the enclosure, a vacuum is created such that heated air is drawn from the outer regions within the oven chamber (e.g., regions corresponding to the arrows 292 and 293 in
Heated air may flow through the oven 200 as shown with reference to
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In some aspects, the flame guard 410 may be an optional or removable component. For example, depending on the intended use of the oven 200, such as the type of food to be prepared within the oven 200, a user may choose to remove the flame guard 410 from the oven 200. A cross section of the oven 200 in such a configuration is shown in
The cross-sectional top view of the oven 200 shown in
The flame guard 410 is also shown around a portion of the cooking plate 270. The flame guard 410 may include multiple tabs 412 by which the flame guard 410 may be affixed to the lower heat deflector 280. As shown, the flame guard 410 may include a curved region corresponding to the curvature of the lower heat deflector 280 and the cooking plate 270 as well as two straight regions extending from either side of the curved region. In this way, the curved region of the flame guard may correspond to half of the perimeter of the cooking plate 270. The straight regions of the flame guard 410 may allow food to be inserted through the opening 234 onto the cooking plate 270 without being obstructed by the flame guard 410.
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For example, as described with reference to
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The arrangement of the oven 200 and the fire pit 110 in
In the configuration shown, the heat source providing heat to the oven 200 may be a fire within the cavity 112 of the fire pit 110. This fire may be positioned generally centrally aligned with the oven 200. In this way, heated air from the fire within the cavity 112 may rise through the open bottom 102 of the oven 200 and be directed by the various components of the oven 200 as described previously.
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Persons of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the implementations encompassed by the present disclosure are not limited to the particular exemplary implementations described above. In that regard, although illustrative implementations have been shown and described, a wide range of modification, change, combination, and substitution is contemplated in the foregoing disclosure. It is understood that such variations may be made to the foregoing without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. Accordingly, it is appropriate that the appended claims be construed broadly and in a manner consistent with the present disclosure.
Claims
1. A cooking system for cooking over a fire comprising:
- a cooking surface configured to support food items; and
- a first heat deflector, comprising: a side wall disposed at a side of the cooking surface; a top wall above the cooking surface, the cooking surface and the top wall defining a cooking chamber, the top wall being angled with respect to the cooking surface such that the top wall includes an upper portion adjacent the side wall and a lower portion extending over the cooking surface; and a first plurality of holes disposed at the lower portion of the top wall.
2. The cooking system of claim 1, wherein the top wall forms an inverted dome.
3. The cooking system of claim 2, wherein the inverted dome is an inverted frustoconical cone.
4. The cooking system of claim 1, further comprising a second heat deflector below the cooking surface configured to direct heat toward an outer perimeter of the cooking surface.
5. The cooking system of claim 4, wherein the second heat deflector and cooking surface form a baffle.
6. The cooking system of claim 1, wherein the side wall is a curved wall extending around a perimeter of the cooking surface.
7. The cooking system of claim 6, wherein the side wall includes an opening configured to provide access to the cooking surface.
8. The cooking system of claim 7, further comprising a door hingedly coupled to a side of the opening and configured to allow selective access to the cooking surface.
9. The cooking system of claim 1, wherein the side wall extends below the cooking surface.
10. The cooking system of claim 1, further comprising an outer wall above the top wall, the outer wall including a second plurality of holes.
11. The cooking system of claim 10, wherein the outer wall and the top wall form a baffle.
12. The cooking system of claim 10, wherein a number of the second plurality of holes corresponds to a number of the first plurality of holes and the second plurality of holes are vertically aligned with the first plurality of holes.
13. The cooking system of claim 1, further comprising one or more legs configured to space the cooking surface above a heat source.
14. The cooking system of claim 13, wherein the one or more legs include alignment features configured to centrally align the cooking system over a fire pit.
15. The cooking system of claim 1, wherein the cooking surface is solid.
16. A cooking system for cooking over a fire, comprising:
- a cooking surface; and
- a heat deflector, comprising: a side wall disposed at a side of the cooking surface; and an inverted dome above the cooking surface, the inverted dome being angled with respect to the cooking surface such that the inverted dome includes an upper portion and a lower portion, the lower portion aligned with a central region of the cooking surface.
17. The cooking system of claim 16, wherein the lower portion of the inverted dome includes a plurality of holes.
18. The cooking system of claim 16, wherein the inverted dome is centrally aligned with the cooking surface.
19. The cooking system of claim 16, wherein a width of the inverted dome is greater than a width of the cooking surface.
20. The cooking system of claim 16, wherein an outer perimeter of the inverted dome includes a surface angled opposite the angle of the inverted dome.
21. A cooking system for cooking over a fire, comprising:
- a cooking surface disposed to support food items;
- one or more upwardly extending side walls on opposing sides of the cooking surface, the side walls extending from below the cooking surface to above the cooking surface and being spaced from the cooking surface to form a convective gap at opposing sides of the cooking surface; and
- a reflective ceiling extending over the cooking surface.
22. The cooking system of claim 21, wherein the upwardly extending side walls define an open bottom of the cooking system, the cooking system further comprising a conical bottom heat guide beneath and centrally aligned with the cooking surface.
23. The cooking system of claim 22, wherein the conical bottom heat guide is positioned between the upwardly extending side walls and vertically above a bottom edge of the upwardly extending side walls.
24. The cooking system of claim 21, further comprising:
- a flame guard positioned about a portion of a perimeter of the cooking surface, the flame guard including a vertical wall extending upward from the portion of the perimeter of the cooking surface.
25. The cooking system of claim 24, wherein the flame guard includes a plurality of holes.
26. The cooking system of claim 24, wherein the flame guard is positioned about at least 25% of the perimeter of the cooking surface.
27. A cooking system for cooking over a fire, comprising:
- a cooking surface disposed to support food items; and
- a heat deflector coupled to the cooking surface, the heat deflector positioned above the cooking surface and angled with respect to the cooking surface, the cooking surface and the heat deflector defining a cooking chamber; and
- wherein the cooking surface and the heat deflector are configured to be positioned over a fire pit.
28. An oven configured to be positioned above a heat source, the oven comprising:
- a heat deflector including a curved side wall and a top wall forming a chamber with an open bottom configured to receive heated air from the heat source; and
- a cooking surface positioned within the chamber such that the heated air flows around the cooking surface,
- wherein the top wall of the heat deflector includes a frustoconical protrusion positioned above, and centrally aligned with, the cooking surface and a plurality of holes at a central region of the protrusion, such that the heated air is directed by the protrusion radially inward and downward before passing through the plurality of holes.
29. The oven of claim 28, wherein the cooking surface include a perimeter and the heated air flows upward and around all sides of the perimeter of the cooking surface.
30. A cooking system for cooking over a fire, comprising:
- a cooking surface disposed to support food items and having a first width; and
- a main body disposed about the cooking surface, the main body having an enclosed top and an open bottom creating a heatable chamber, the open bottom having a second width equal to or greater than the first width, the cooking surface being disposed in the heatable chamber.
31. The cooking system of claim 30, wherein the main body comprises a side opening configured to provide access to a cooking chamber defined by the cooking surface and the enclosed top.
32. A cooking system comprising:
- a fire pit having a burn chamber; and
- an oven disposed above the burn chamber of the fire pit, the oven having: an open bottom forming a heatable chamber spaced from the burn chamber of the fire pit, the heatable chamber configured to receive heat from the fire pit, a cooking surface disposed in the heatable chamber, and an enclosed top configured to retain the heat, the enclosed top and the cooking surface forming a cooking chamber.
33. The cooking system of claim 32, comprising a leg extending from the cooking system to the fire pit, the leg supporting the cooking system above the burn chamber.
34. The cooking system of claim 33, wherein the leg is shaped and configured to rest on an upward facing surface of the fire pit.
35. The cooking system of claim 32, wherein the burn chamber has a burn chamber width and the open bottom has an open bottom width at least as large as 80% of the burn chamber width.
Type: Application
Filed: Sep 9, 2022
Publication Date: Mar 14, 2024
Inventors: Jeffrey R. Weilert (Southlake, TX), Alexander K. Maghsadi (Lewisville, TX)
Application Number: 17/941,911